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Positioning guide HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers

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Positioning guide

HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers

Table of contents

3 Your business inspired our Gen8 design

3 Harnessingtheworld’smostself-sufficientservers

3 WhatHPProActiveInsightmeansforyou—anoverview

4 AcloserlookatHPProLiantGen8smarttechnologies

8 PositioningtheHPProLiantGen8Servers

9 MeettheHPProLiantGen8family

10 AcloserlookattheHPProLiantGen8BLServerfamily

13 AcloserlookattheHPProLiantGen8DLServerfamily

17 AcloserlookattheHPProLiantGen8MLServerfamily

19 AcloserlookattheHPProLiantGen8SLServerfamily

20 HPServices

20 HPSupportandFinancialServices

20 Findoutmore

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Your business inspired our Gen8 designEversinceHPcreatedthenewservercategoryofx86-basedinfrastructurein1989,we’vebeenfocusedonmakingtheProLiantseriesdeliverwhatyouneedandexpectfromanindustryleader—reliability,innovation,quality,andbest-in-classembeddedservermanagement.

IndesigningtheeighthgenerationoftheProLiantline,wewantedtonotonlydrawon23yearsofserverexperience,butalsogainfromthedepthofknowledgeandinsightofyou,ourcustomers.Afterall,nooneknowsyourbusinessandtechnologychallengesbetterthanyoudo.Theresultisauser-inspireddesignthatdoesmorethansimplyimproveandupgradetheprocessorandfeatures—werevolutionizedtheserverfromtheinsideout.Withintelligencedesignedin,theProLiantServerdrasticallyreducesthetimeyouspendontaskssuchasstartupandinstall,troubleshootingandresolution,aswellasupdatesandmaintenance.GreaterfreedomfrommundaneITchoresmeansmoretimetofocusonwhatmattersmosttoyourbusiness—growthandinnovation.

Harnessing the world’s most self-sufficient serversThedemandsonyourITorganizationhaveneverbeengreater—thenumber,complexity,andrequiredperformanceofapplicationscontinuetoincreasewhilebudgetsanddatacenterspacearealwayslimited.Inthecloudera,you’retaskedwithdeliveringexceptional,robustservicesatscale.Torespondtothesechallengeseffectively,youneedsmartersystemsthatcanlearn,connect,andadapt.

HPProLiantGen8Serversprovidetheheartandmindofaself-awareandintelligentconvergedinfrastructure.Fromcoretocloud,HPiscommittedtodeliveringserverssosmarttheyredefinemanagementproductivity,applicationperformance,datacenterefficiency,andservicequality.BuiltontheHPProActiveInsightarchitecture,theProLiantlineprovidesyouwithpowerful,streamlinedtoolsformaintenance,applicationoptimization,energyefficiency,andsupportsoyoucanincreaseapplicationuptimeandreduceoperationalcosts.Thesearetheworld’ssmartestandmostself-sufficientservers.

What HP ProActive Insight means for you—an overviewHPProActiveInsightarchitecturefundamentallyredefineshowadministrationisperformedacrosstheentireserverlifecycle.Powerfulnewcapabilitiesautomateandsimplifysystemprovisioning,troubleshooting,andsoftwareupdates.HPbuilttheHPProLiantGen8ServersandHPActiveInsightarchitecturearoundfourdistinctpillars:

Integrated Lifecycle Automationistheindustry’smostcomprehensivesetofbuilt-inmanagementtoolstoincreaseadministratorproductivityandsystemuptime.Takingadvantageofanindustry-firstActiveHealth,embeddedtools,simplifiedfirmwareandsoftwaremaintenance,andagentlessmanagement,HPProLiantServersuseintelligencetoautomateyourmostcommontasksduringeachstepoftheITlifecycle.Newinnovationssimplifyserverdeploymentsothatnophysicalmediaisneeded—thefirmware,drivers,andtoolsarebuiltrightintothesystem.Withcutting-edgeinnovationssuchascontinuous,proactivehealthmonitoringandconfigurationchangelogging,youcanstartproblemanalysisfaster.Inaddition,asystemmaintenancetoolkeepsserverfirmwareandsoftwareuptodatewithminimaloperatorintervention,freeingserveradministratorstofocusonstrategicITinitiativeslikecloudandvirtualization.

• HP Intelligent Provisioning:Asingleembeddedtoolforallserversetupandconfigurationtasks—nomorephysicalmedianeededforfirmware,drivers,andtools.

• HP Active Health: AnessentialpartoftheHPiLOManagementEngineportfolio,thisindustry-firsttechnologyprovidescontinuousproactivehealthmonitoringofover1600systemparameters.1

• HP Smart Update:Abreakthroughsystemmaintenancetoolwithone-clicksimplicitythatsystematicallyupdatesserversandbladeinfrastructuresatthescaleofyourdatacenter.

Dynamic Workload Accelerationincreasesstoragecapacityquicklyandeasilytostayaheadofdatagrowth.Itacceleratestheperformanceofapplicationworkloadswithincreasedmemorybandwidthandfasterdatathroughput.Theseinnovationsprotectdatafromhardwarefailures,applicationcrashes,andhumanerrorswhileimprovinguptimewithadvancedmemoryerrordetectionandprovidingcapacityandperformancethatareoptimizedinacost-effectivemanner.

• Solid state optimized:Engineeredforsolidstatestoragetodeliveradynamicbalanceofperformanceandcapacity.Tooptimizesolidstatemediaperformance,ProLiantGen8Serversincludeanembeddednext-generationHPSmartArraycontrollerwithsixtimestheperformanceofprevious-generationcontrollers.2

• Smart data protection:Confidentlyprotectdataandenableuptimeforcontinuousbusinessoperations.

• Smart data services:Orchestratedwithreal-timeanalysistobuildthefutureofconvergedstorage.Enablereal-timeapplicationtuningandacceleration.HPSmartStorageanalyticstechnologyprovidesworkload-awareintelligenceforreal-timeapplicationtuningandaccelerationtooptimizesystemperformance.

1 Based on internal HP calculations.

2 New HP Smart Array controllers (HP ProLiant Gen8) compared to the current generation HP Smart Array controllers (HP ProLiant G7) in a RAID configuration. Performance varies depending on server configuration. Internal HP Lab testing.

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Automated Energy OptimizationreducespowerconsumptionandoperationscostsothatyoucangetmoreIToutofeverybitofpowerandcoolingcapacity.Avoidingtediousmanualdiscoveryandinventoryprocessesnotonlysavesyoutime,butalsodecreasesthelikelihoodofdatacenteroutagesbyreducingtheriskofpowerredundancyfailuresandcircuitoverloads.

• HP Thermal Discovery Services:Reduceenergyusageandmapserverthermalstatus.

• HP Location Discovery Services:Serversself-identifyandinventorytoautomaticallymaplocationwithintherack,savingvaluabletimeandeliminatinghumanerrors.

• HP Power Discovery Services:Automaticallytrackpowerconfigurationandusagetoreduceunplannedsystemoutages.

HP Proactive Service and Supportsimplifiesthesupportexperiencewithautomated24x7eventmonitoringandsupportcasegeneration.ThislevelofsupportincreasestheavailabilityofITsystemsandbusinessserviceswithproactivenotificationofproblemsandacceleratestheresolutionofproblemsandfirsttimefixratewithHPremotesupport.Yourorganizationwillsavetimewithautomatedasset,contract,andwarrantytracking.

• HP Insight Online:Providesone-stopcloud-basedremotemonitoringandsupportofyourinfrastructure.

• HP Proactive Care Services:RapidaccesstoAdvancedSolutionCenter,featuresremoteandonsitesupport,proactivescansandreports,andregularconsultationswithHPtechnologyexperts.

A closer look at HP ProLiant Gen8 smart technologiesBelowweshowcasesomeoftheinnovativetechnologyfeaturesthathavehelpedtorevolutionizetheHPProLiantServerseries.

HP iLO Management Engine—Tools for complete lifecycle management

HPiLOManagementEngineisacompletesetofembeddedmanagementfeaturessupportingthecompletelifecycleoftheserver,frominitialsetupanddeployment,throughongoingmanagement,toservicealertingandremotesupport.HPiLOManagementEnginecomesstandardonallHPProLiantGen8Servers:

• HP iLO—The IT Administrator in every ProLiant Server. The HP iLO(integratedLights-Out)managementprocessoristhecorefoundationfortheHPiLOManagementEngine.HPiLOmanagementprocessorsforHPProLiantServerssimplifyserversetup,engageinhealthmonitoringofpowerandthermalcontrol,andpromoteremoteadministrationforHPProLiantBL,DL,ML,andSLServers.HPiLOistheintelligencethatdrivesandmanagesalltheservercomponentsandhowtheyinteract.Itprovidesanoutstanding

remoteconsoleandvirtualmedia.WiththenewHPiLO,3youcannowhavethesamehomogeneousservermanagementexperienceacrossallHPProLiantGen8Servers.Furthermore, withthenew“HPiLOMobileApp”youhavetheabilitytoaccess,deploy,andmanageyourserveranytimefromanywherefromselectsmartphonesandmobiledevices.

• HP Intelligent Provisioning—Quickly and easily get system up and running.Theembeddedpre-bootstartupanddiagnosticstoolacceleratessystemconfigurationandcreatesgreatervisibility.Thisallowsyoutoidentifyandcorrectconfigurationerrorsbeforeyoudeployyoursystems.Inaddition,thebuilt-insmartupdatecapabilityrecognizesifthesystemsoftwareisoutofdateandwillautomaticallydownloadthelatestupdateforyou.WithIntelligentProvisioning,serverprovisioningcapabilityisnowembeddedacrossallHPProLiantGen8Servers.Thismeansyoucanquicklydeployserverswithouthavingtorelyonphysicalmedia.ThisfullyintegratedsystemandOSconfigurationtooleliminates45%ofthesteps,soyoucandeployserversthreetimesfaster.3

• HP Active Health System—Continuously running diagnostics to minimize downtime.ActiveHealthisanindustry-firsttechnologythatprovidescontinuous,proactivehealthmonitoringofover1600systemparameters.3Inaddition,100%ofconfigurationchangesarelogged4formoreaccurateproblemresolution.HPSmartMemoryandHPSmartDrivedevicesalsologfailureinformationtoaccuratelydocumenteventsandavoidinadvertentre-useoffailedcomponents.Thisinformationenablesyoutostartproblemanalysisfivetimesfaster4 and spend less timewithsupportreproducingordescribingerrors.Inaddition,theconsolidatedhealthandservicealertswithprecisetimestampingaresynchronizedtoimproverootcausediagnosisacrosssystemsandsolutions.Withthisadvancedsystemtelemetryyoucanmoreaccuratelytroubleshootandresolveproblemsfasterthanotherservers.Andbecauseit’scompletelyagentless,ActiveHealthdoesn’timpactapplicationperformance.

• HP Remote Support—Rapid phone-home support setup and configuration.EmbeddedRemoteSupportfunctionsbuildonthealreadyestablishedHPInsightRemoteSupport(version7.05orgreater)applicationthatcanruneitheronastandalonecentralsystem,orasaplug-intoHPSystemsInsightManager.KeyelementsofthattechnologynowarepartoftheHPiLOManagementEngineandarereadytostartworkingforyou,afterafewkeystrokesonasingleactivationscreen.

3 Based on internal engineering calculation, with Gen8 Active Health, over 1600 pieces of unique data were downloaded and all configuration changes logged.

4 Based on internal testing to run and send the RPS report vs. Gen8 Active Health, February 2012.

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HP Smart Update—Update servers with one-click simplicity

Thisbreakthroughsystemmaintenancetoolwithone-clicksimplicitysystematicallyupdatesserversandbladeinfrastructuresatthescaleofyourdatacenter.HPSmartUpdatedramaticallysimplifiesthesystemupdateprocessbyautomatingmaintenance.Thefirmware,drivers,andtoolsarebundledintoasingle,HP-validatedServicePackforProLiantthatiscustomizabletoyourbaseline.Ratherthanwaitingforoneoperationtocompletebeforethenextonestarts,HPSmartUpdateManagerautomaticallysequences,schedules,andstagesupdatesacrossyourinfrastructuretoenabletheupdateexecutioninparallel.Inaddition,thebest-in-classdiscovery,analysis,andcompliance-basedreportingeasilymanagetomeetyourITstandards.Withthisintelligenceandonlineupdates,administratorscandeployupdatesthreetimesfaster,with93%lessdowntimeduringonlineupdates.5Thebottomlineislesstimeonmaintenanceandmoreconfidenceinthestabilityoftheupdatesandresultingsolutions.

HP SmartMemory—Avoid data loss and downtime

Today’sdata-intensiveapplicationsdemandmore,and HPSmartMemoryprovidesapplicationswithnotonlyadditionalmemorycapacity,butmemorythatoperatesfasteratlowerpowerlevelsfortheGen8Servers.HPSmartMemoryhelpsyouavoiddatalossanddowntimewithenhancederrorhandling—whiledeliveringupto25%6increaseinmemorybandwidthtoimproveworkloadperformanceandincreasepowerefficiency.

HPProLiantGen8ServerswithSmartMemorynowsupportDDR3-1600andLRDIMM.DDR3-1600isnewtotheIntel® platforms andallowsfor20%highermemorybandwidth.7LRDIMMsorloadreducedmemoryisanindustrytechnologythatalleviatesloadingonthememorydatabus,whichletsyoupopulateallthreeDIMMsocketsperchannel(translatingto50%greatermemory8capacitywiththree-socketsystemssupportingupto768GB).

ProLiantGen8systemsauthenticatethepresenceofgenuine HPSmartMemorybyverifyingthatthememorymeetsourhighestqualitystandardsforreliability.AndbecausethememoryhasbeenoptimizedforHPProLiantServers,HPSmartMemorycanunlockenhancedmemoryperformanceandhigh-efficiencyfeaturesthatgoaboveandbeyondtheprocessor/chipsetmanufacturer’sspecifications.

HP SmartDrives—Completely redesigned for Gen8

HPSmartDrivesoffermanybenefitssuchasmanagementsupportthroughHPtoolsincludingActiveHealthmonitoring,SystemManagementhomepagesupport,HPSIM,storageagentsforalloperatingsystems,andonlinefirmwareupgradesandservicepacks,plusallthebenefitsofSmartArrayfeatures,suchasRAIDintegration,rebuild,andsupportfordataerasure.

HPSmartDrivesarerigorouslytestedforinteroperabilitywith HPProLiantservers,backplanes,externalenclosures,andcontrollers.HPSmartDriveshavefirmwareoptimizedforperformanceandreliabilityinHPProLiantserverenvironments.

HPhascompletelyredesignedboththesmallandlargeformfactorhotplugdrivecarrierswithamoreintuitivedesign.

• Theharddrivestatusindicatorlightwillinformyouofthedrive’scurrentstatus.Thelightcolorsrangefromgreentoamberandshoweitherblinkingorasolidcolortoindicatestatus.Itinformstheuserifthesystemisconfiguredornot,whetherthesystemisrebuilding,orifapredictivefailureorevenfullfailureisimminent.

• ThedriveactivityspinnerindicatorshowsananimatedgreencirclethatspinsanytimetheHDDhasoneormoreoutstandingcommands.

• TheDoNotRemoveindicatorishiddenwhennotinuseandlit(white)whenadriveshouldnotberemovedtoreducelogicaldrivefailuresduetoaccidentalremovalofadriveinalogicalarray.

• HPreducedtheoverallcarriersizetoallowmoredrivesinthefrontforDLserversandtoallowmorespaceformemoryonblades.

5 Based on internal engineering testing with fully online firmware and system software update, November 8, 2011.

6 HP internal Lab testing, UDIMM supports 25% higher bandwidth (1333 MT/s vs. 1066 MT/s) up to two DIMMs per channel.

7 1600 MT/s memory is 20% faster than 1333 MT/s memory.

8 Being able to put 32 GB memory in all 24 sockets provides 50% more memory capacity than only being able to install memory in 16 sockets.

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HP FlexibleNetwork—Enhancing network connectivity and data access

Demandsforreliability,bandwidth,lowlatency,andsecuritywillcontinuetogrowonyournetworkandincreasetheneedforinfrastructuresimplificationandreducedcosts.ThenewHPFlexibleNetworkadaptersoffersolutionstomeetthesecomplexities.

TheFlexibleNetworkadaptersallowyourenterpriseto:

• Gainprecisetimingandsynchronizationoverpacket-basedEthernetnetworksthroughIEEE1588-basedadapters

• Reducepowerduringperiodsoflowdataactivitymanagedbyenergy-efficientEthernetadapters

• Optimizepowerandcoolingwithembeddedtemperaturesensoroneachadapter.

• GrowyourenvironmentwithoutoverhaulingtheinfrastructurewhentheFlexibleLOMprovidestheabilitytocustomizethenetworkingoftodayandtheabilitytochangetomeetfutureneeds

• ReduceinfrastructurecostsandcomplexitybyunifyingnetworkandstoragefabricsintheFlexibleFabricadapters

• Connectfasterwiththehighestbandwidthandlowestlatencydual-functionInfiniBand/Ethernetadapters

HP IO Accelerator—Smarter and faster applications

Slowapplicationsgetinthewayofdoingbusiness.HPIOAcceleratorscanhelpyoumakefasterbusinessdecisionsbyreducingthedataaccesslatencycommonwithmechanicalspinningstoragemedia.TheHPIOAcceleratorovercomesI/Obottlenecksresultingfromperformancegapsbetweenhigh-speedprocessorsandmechanicalharddrives,acceleratingapplicationresponsetimeswithmicroseconddataaccesslatency.Andbecausesolidstatememoryoperatesatlowerpowerthanmechanicaldrives,youcanachievethiswhilereducingdatacenterspace,power,andcoolingrequirements.

HPIOAcceleratorsforHPProLiantserversareadvancedNANDflashstoragedevicesandarepartofourcomprehensivesolidstatestorageportfolio.HPIOAcceleratorsareavailableinaPCIExpress(PCIe)formfactorforHPProLiantBL,DL,ML,andSLservers,andinamezzaninecardformfactorforHPBladeSystemc-Classserverblades.

ByconnectingtoHPserversviathePCIebus,HPIOAcceleratorsincreaseapplicationperformancewithmicrosecondaccesslatencies.Theyalsointegrateseamlesslyintoyourexistingdatacenterenvironmenttoprovide:

• HigherIOPSperformancealongwithfasterread/writecapabilities

• Zero-footprintserverintegrationbecausetheyuseexistinginternalserverslots

• Accelerateddatabase/data-miningperformance

• Fasterbusinessintelligenceandfinancialtransactions

• Enterprise-classquality,endurance,andreliability

• Moreefficientdatacenteroperation

Data center efficiency—Intelligent infrastructure

Withembeddedintelligenceacrossthreedimensions—senseoflocation,powerutilization,andthermaldemand—ProLiantGen8serversprovideauniquelevelofvisibilityandcontrolovertheenergyefficiencyofyourdatacenter.

Asdatacentersgrow,powerandcoolingcoststakeanever-largerpieceoftheITbudget.HPtakesaproactiveapproachwithserverinfrastructuresosmart,ithelpsmaximizetheuseofspace,power,andcoolingwhileeliminatingtediousanderror-pronemanagementprocesses.Reclaimlimitedspace,power,andcoolingresourcesforneededworkloadswhilereducingtheneedforerror-pronemanualprocessesforassettracking,checking,anddocumentingpowerandrackconfigurations.Withthisinnovation,HPhascreatedHPLocationDiscoveryServices,HPThermalDiscoveryServices,andHPPowerDiscoveryServicestohelpreduceenergyuse,reclaimdatacenterpowercapacity,andextendthelifeofyourdatacenter.

HP Thermal Discovery Servicesreducesenergyusageandincreasescomputecapacity.ThenewHPProLiantGen8serversbuilduponatrackrecordofdeliveringtheleadingcomputecapacityperwatt.

• 3Darrayoftemperaturesensorshelpspreciselycontrolserverfans.

• HPIntelligentSeriesRackshave26%morerackdooropenarea forhigherairflow.9

• Tenpercentlessenergyisconsumed.10

• Get$1828savingsper10kWrack.11

• Criticaltimesaved—automaticallyidentifyover-utilized serverswithreal-timesystemtemperaturedatainInsight ControlPowerManagement.

9 Compared to key competitive products. Based on HP internal testing comparing an HP Intelligent Series Rack with a leading vendor rack, comparing HP door perforation at 63% versus competitor’s 56%, resulting in a 7% improvement in door perforation area.

10 By an HP ProLiant Gen8 server compared to a similarly configured HP ProLiant G6 server. Based on HP internal testing, the 10% power savings comes from a combination of: 1) 20% reduction in system memory power from operating HP SmartMemory at 1.35v DIMM versus 1.5v; 2) 30% reduction in system fan power as a result of ProLiant Sea of Sensors technology improvements; and 3) 5% improvement in system power efficiency provided by new ProLiant Gen8 94% efficient Common Slot Platinum Plus power supplies. Total power savings includes both server power and the power required for server cooling.

11 Total annual energy savings using HP ProLiant Gen8 servers versus similarly configured HP ProLiant G6 servers. Utilizing the 10% reduction in power consumption for HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, the annual power costs to operate a 10 kW capacity rack (with 20x DL380p Gen8 servers installed) will be reduced by up to $1,828 per rack when compared to a 10 kW capacity rack with similarly configured ProLiant G6 servers (assumptions: $0.10/kWhr; PUE = 2).

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HP Location Discovery Servicesoptimizesworkloadplacementwithserversthatself-identifyandinventorythemselves.HPisthefirsttoprovidebuilt-inlocationawarenessinthenextgenerationofHPProLiantServersthatworkshandinhandwithtechnologyinthenewHPIntelligentSeriesracks.

• RackidentificationnumberandpreciseUlocationautomaticallysenttoservers.

• 100%manualanderror-proneinventorytrackingeliminated.Systemadministratorsnolongerhavetousemanual,inaccurate,andtediousassetcollectionandtrackingapproachessuchasspreadsheetsandbarcodescanners.

• Workloadplacementoptimizedwithautomatedsystemlocationdatacombinedwiththeuniquegraphicalpower,temperature,andperformancedisplayofHPInsightControl.

HP Power Discovery Serviceseliminatespowerconfigurationerrorsandpreciselytrackspowerusagebyrackandserverwhileeliminatingmanualrecordkeeping.

• Upto26%reductioninthecausesofdatacenteroutages.12 Automaticallyeliminatepowerredundancyandcircuitoverloaderrorsthatleadtomanyunplannedoutages.13

• Minutesvs.hourstodeploypower.PowerDiscoveryServicesofferingreduceshoursofmanualconfiguration,documentation,andmonitoringsetuptimefromhourstominutes.14

• 10%moreusablepowerpercircuit.Throughidentificationofexcesspowercapacity,reclaimstrandedpowerandprovide10%moreusablepowerpercircuitforadditionalservers.15

HP Intelligent Series Racksallowalloftheinnovationsoutlinedabovewhileenhancingrackserviceabilityandreliabilityovertime—inanydatacenter.

• Convenience—Unmatchedcablemanagementinthebackoftherackprovidestool-lessoperationsandextraspaceforhotairtopassfromtherack.

• Structuralintegrity—Upto3000poundsofdynamicloadingenablesHPrackstoworkwithalltypesofequipmentanywhereintheworld.

HP Insight Online—Smart cloud-based IT management and support portal

Intoday’sdatacenters,valuablestafftimeistoooftenlosttoITsupportissues.Whenasystemgoesdownandaservicecallbegins,youmightspendhoursdiggingthroughspreadsheetsandlogfilestofindandcommunicatedozensofpiecesofdatatoasupportdesk.TakingadvantageoftherichdatacollectedbytheHPProActiveInsightarchitecture,HPInsightOnlinetransformsthesupportexperience.Itcombinesdevicemonitoring,assetmanagement,andservicewarrantyinformationtogetherintotheindustry’sfirstcomprehensivecloud-basedsupportportal.

• Manuallymanagingpapercontractsandwarrantiesisathingofthepast.Youcaneasilytrackandproactivelymonitortheseonline,savingasmuchas90%16intimeandresourcesversusdoingitthetime-consumingmanualway.

• ThecombinationwithInsightRemoteSupportenablesyoutosolveproblemsupto66%faster17andproactivelypreventproblemsbeforetheyoccur.

• Transformthewayyourenvironmentismanagedandsupportedwiththeindustry’sfirstcloud-basedITmanagementandsupportportal.

12 Based on an Aperture survey in 2007, 57% of all data center outages are the result of human error. This includes 26% caused by PDU and breaker overloads.

13 57% of outages are caused by human errors. The HP Power Discovery Services offering automatically eliminates power redundancy and circuit overload errors that lead to many of these unplanned outages.

14 Based on HP internal analysis, compares manual documentation of power configuration vs. automatic documentation performed by HP iPDU. In manual operation, equipment and its corresponding outlet location are manually documented on paper or spreadsheet as rack wiring takes place. HP Power Discovery Services solution using HP iPDU automatically maps servers to outlets and verifies redundant server power connections.

15 Based on an average PDU power monitoring accuracy of 94% vs. the HP iPDU’s 99%+ accuracy. Monitoring accuracy is a +/- spread, so that 5% difference equates to better monitoring and measuring of up to 10% of the power going to a rack. Accurately monitored power can now be used for new equipment without increasing the size of the circuit.

16 HP internal estimate.

17 66% faster problem resolution time for HP Insight Remote Support-initiated cases (HW) versus traditional phone support, HP internal call center data, Q4 FY11.

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Positioning the HP ProLiant Gen8 ServersHPProLiantGen8Servershaveanewlookandnamingclassificationtobetteralignservernameswiththeirformandcapabilities.Thisnomenclaturesimplifiestaxonomyandallowsforeasiercomprehensionofdifferingserverinfrastructures.Thechanges willhelpmakesureyougettherightservertomeetyourcurrent andfutureneeds.

Everyday business and application performance

WiththelaunchofHPProLiantGen8Servers,HPisofferingamoreconsistentsetoffoundationalinnovationsacrossallProLiantServers,newmodeldescriptions,andasimplifiednomenclature.

Nowtherearetwodistinctcategoriesofrackandtowerservers:theHPessentialseries,idealforeverydaybusinessneeds,andtheperformanceseries,idealformoredemandingapplications.Thetablebelowsummarizesthedifferences.

Oneofthemajorchangesyou’llnoticewithHPProLiantGen8ServersisthatintheDLfamily,the100seriesofferingsaretransitioningintothe300series.Theneedsandrequirementsoftraditional100seriescustomerswillbemetwithnewofferingsintheDL300seriesline,packagedwithabalancedsetofessentialfeaturesandHPinnovations.

Nowthenumericalseriesislessaboutdistinguishingfeaturesetdifferencesandismoreaboutgroupingplatformlevels.

Thebasicseriesindicatorsare:

“e”=Essential: BalancedofferingofProLiantinnovationfocused onvalue “p”=Performance:Highestend,mostcomprehensive ProLiantinnovation “c”= c-Class:Bladesarchitecture,flexible,modularinfrastructure “s”=Scalable system:Purpose-builtforscaleenvironments

Whetherit’sadepartmentalserver,anenterprisedatacenter,oranythinginbetween,HPcanmeetyourexactbusinessneeds.Youcanchoosetherightlevelsofperformance,availability,expandability,andmanageabilityfromtheworld’smostcomprehensiveportfolioofindustry-standardserversandoptions.

TohelpyoufindtheHPProLiantGen8versionofyourcurrentequipment,selectthebestserverforyourenvironment,and findthebestfitforyourorganization’sneeds,pleasereview the HP ProLiant Gen8 Model Transition Guide.

e-Series (essential) p-Series (performance)

Redefining essential and easy-to-use computing THE data center standard with leading performance and versatility

• Right-sizedI/Obandwidthandmemory• Essentialstorageperformance• 1Gb embedded Ethernet• Gold-level92%powerefficiency• Industry-leadingmanagement withHPInsightControl*

• Keyserviceabilityfeatures• Standardwarrantyoffering

• Topperformancewith2xI/Oandmemory• Leadingstorageperformance• Mostflexibleintegrated networkingoptions

• Bestpowermanagementand 94%efficiency**

• Industry-leadingmanagement withHPInsightControl*

• Enhanceduserexperience andserviceability

• Premiumwarrantyoffering

Figure 1. Conveyingthevalueofe-Seriesvs.p-SeriesBuiltonHPProActiveInsightarchitecture

* Bundled on all 2P performance rack models. ** Intelligent Power Discovery built in.

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Meet the HP ProLiant Gen8 familyHPoffersProLiantServersinfourdifferentfamilylinestomeet thediverseneedsofourcustomers.Wehavethemostextensiveserverportfoliointheindustry,rangingfromserverblades(BL),torack-optimized(DL),towerservers(ML),andextremehyperscale(SL).

Industry’s most complete portfolio Workloadoptimized,builtforanydemand

ProLiant BL family Cloud-readyconvergedinfrastructureengineeredtomaximize everyhour,watt,anddollar

ProLiant DL family Versatile,rack-optimizedserverswithabalanceofefficiency,performance,andmanagement

ProLiant SL family Purpose-builtfortheworld’smostextremedatacenters

ProLiant ML family Expandabletowerserversidealforremoteandbranchoffices, and growing businesses

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Feature HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2400,4/6/8cores,PCIeGen3

Memory 12DDR3,upto1600MHz(384GBmaximum)

Storage Choiceof:HPSmartArrayP220iControllerwith512MBFBWCorHPDynamicSmartArrayB320iwithFBWCandSASRAIDoptions2SFFhot-plug2.0TBmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking OneFlexibleLOMchoiceof:2x10GbFlexFabric,2x10GbEFlex-10, 2x10GbE,or2x1GbE

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 Server Blade—Providesbreakthroughserverbladeeconomicsforessentialenterpriseworkloads.TheHPProLiantBL420cGen8ServerBladeoffersbetterperformance,morememory,highavailabilityviahot-plugdrives,andsuperiormanagementoveritspredecessor,theHPProLiantBL280cG6.Cost-effective,scalable,andadaptable,thisserverbladeisdesignedforlargecost-sensitiveenterprisedatacenters,mid-sizeddatacenters,aswellassmallworkplacesandbranchoffices.Itspansmultipleworkloads,whetheritisforsingleapplicationsandsmalldeployments,orwebservicesandITinfrastructure.

A closer look at the HP ProLiant Gen8 BL Server familyHPBladeSystemisacloud-readyconvergedinfrastructureengineeredtosaveourcustomers56%TCO20overtraditionalinfrastructures.

HPBladeSystemistheultimateconvergedinfrastructure:

• Cloud-readysystemarchitecturecanadjusttochanging businessdemands.

• Pooledpowerandcoolingisengineeredtomaximizeevery hour,watt,anddollar.

• Buildandreuseinfrastructureenablesflexibilityandeasygrowth.

ProLiantServerbladesdeliverthebestvalueacrossworkloadsandofferindustry-leadingmemoryandI/Ocapacity.Theyarebuilttosimplifyandaddresstheissuesofvirtualization/consolidationprojects,ITinfrastructures,webinfrastructure,and collaborationapplications.

Thenewnext-generationProLiantServerbladesofferincreasedperformancecapacityandmanageability,withoptionsforthelatestIntelandAMDprocessors,aswellasnetworking,memory,storage,andI/Oexpansionmezzanineadapters.

HPProLiantGen8Serverbladesoffertheseuniquecapabilities:

• IncreasedmemoryfootprintswithDIMMsthatrunupto1600MHzmemoryspeeds

• EnhancedI/Omezzaninebandwidth,reducedlatency,andenhancedprocessorthroughput

• ImprovedintegratedRAIDcontrollerperformanceandenhancedinternaldriveserviceability

• FlexibleLOMforchoiceof“embedded”networktechnology,speed,andOEMpartner

• Advancedsetofembeddedandoptionalmanagementfeaturesessentialfortheconvergedinfrastructure

20 HP BladeSystem and CloudSystem Matrix TCO calculator: roianalyst.hp.com/bladesystemmatrixtco/.

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Feature HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8

Compute Upto2AMDOpteron™6200,4/8/12/16cores,PCIeGen2

Memory 16DDR3,upto1600MHz(512GBmaximum)

Storage HPSmartArrayP220icontrollerwith512MBFBWC, 2SFFhot-plug2.0TBmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking OneFlexibleLOMchoiceof:2x10GbFlexFabric,2x10GbEFlex-10,or2x10GbE

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 Server Blade—Providesanidealbalanceof 2Pperformance,scalability,andexpandability,andoffersasimplerwaytomanageadatacenter.Thisdual-socketserverbladeisengineeredwithenhancedmemoryandstoragecapacities,next-generationHPIntegratedLights-Out(iLO)ManagementEngine,andcloud-enabledInsightManagement.Withnewfeaturesthatgiveitimprovedflexibilityandsimplifiedmanagement,theHPProLiantBL460cGen8ServerBladeisanidealchoicefordatacentercomputing.

HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 Server Blade—Thefirstserverbladetodeliverover2000coresperrack.Itprovidesauniqueblendofcoredensitywithabroadmemoryfootprintinahalf-heightformfactor,providingunparalleledprice/performanceleadershipforvirtualizedenvironments.DesignedformidmarketandenterpriseITenvironments,theHPProLiantBL465cGen8ServerBladeisanintelligentserverthatcanmeetthedemandsofyourgrowingbusiness,whileenhancingtheperformanceofapplicationsandimprovingthecomputingpower.

Feature HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2600,2/4/6/8cores,PCIeGen3

Memory 16DDR3,upto1600MHz(512GBmaximum)

Storage HPSmartArrayP220icontrollerwith512MBFBWC, 2SFFhot-plug2.0TBmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking OneFlexibleLOMchoiceof:2x10GbFlexFabric,2x10GbEFlex-10,or2x10GbE

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

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HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Server Blade—Redefinesdensity-optimized4Sbladetechnology.Thisnewserverbladeofferstheidealfour-socketdenseformfactorwithoutcompromisingon4Pperformance,scalability,andexpandability.TheHPProLiantBL660cGen8ServerBladeisidealforvirtualization,database,businessprocessing,andgeneral4Pdata-intensiveapplicationswheredatacenterspaceandprice/performanceareparamount.

Feature HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8

Compute 2xor4xIntel®Xeon®E5-4600,4/6/8cores,PCIeGen3

Memory 32DDR3,upto1600MHz(1.0TBmaximum)

Storage HPSmartArrayP220iControllerwith512MBFBWC** 2SFFhot-plug2.0TBmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking OneortwoFlexibleLOMchoice(s)of:2x10GbFlexFabric, 2x10GbEFlex-10,or2x10GbE

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

** 512 MB FBWC standard on pre-configured models and optional on configure-to-order models.

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A closer look at the HP ProLiant Gen8 DL Server familyHPProLiantDL(DensityLine)RackSeries—Versatilerack-optimizedserverswithabalanceofefficiency,performance,andmanagement.HPProLiantDLServersdeliverdecadesofengineeringknowledgeandintegrationexperiencetospeedtheimplementationofnewbusinesscomputingtechnology.TheHPDLfamilyisidealforperformance-drivencomputeprocessesandstorageinadenserackpackage.ForProLiantGen8,theserversofferanincreasedprocessorcorecount,memory,internalstoragecapacities,aswellasthenextgenerationofembeddedSmartArraytechnology.

Gen8highlightsoverpreviousgeneration:

• NewandenhancedmanageabilitywithHPiLOManagementEngine,nowstandardonallHPProLiantGen8Servers

• Uptotwotimesmorecachecapacitywith2GBFBWCoptions forindefinitedataretention

• FlexibleLOMforchoiceofembeddedoroptional networktechnologies

• Easieraccessibilitywithenhancedcablerouting

• Improvedserviceabilitywithnewclearandnumberedair baffledesigns

Feature HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2600,2/4/6/8cores,PCIe3.0

Memory 24DDR3,upto1600MHz(768GBmaximum)

Storage HPDynamicSmartArrayB120icontroller,8SFF/4LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking HPEthernet1Gb2-port361iAdapter

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8—High-performancecomputingwithincreasedmanageabilityinadense1Udesign.TheHPProLiantDL160Gen8isadual-socket,high-performance,1Urackserver.Withitsenhancedmanageabilityandscalability,itisperfectlysuitedforhigh-performancecomputing(HPC)environments,webserving,andotherhyperscaleenvironments.

Feature HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8

Compute 1Intel®Xeon®E3-1200v2,2/4cores,PCIe3.0/2.0

Memory 4DDR3,upto1600MHz(32GBmaximum)

Storage HPDynamicSmartArrayB120icontroller, 8SFF/4LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking HPEthernet1Gb2-port330iAdapter

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8—Idealsingle-applicationandITinfrastructureserver.HPProLiantDL320eGen8,thenewentry-levelsingle-socket,1Urack-optimizedplatform,deliversaffordableandyetpowerfulperformancewhileprovidingessentialfeaturesforvariedcomputingneeds.Itisidealforenterprisedatacentersandserviceprovidersrequiringalow-costservertorunsinglededicated/ITapplications,file/print,web,andedge-of-networkapplications.

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Feature HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2600,choiceof2/4/6/8cores,PCIe3.0

Memory 24DDR3,upto1600MHz(768GBmaximum)

Storage HPSmartArrayP420icontroller, 10SFF/4LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking FlexibleLOMforrackservers—choiceof4x1GbEor2x10GbE

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8—Best-in-classcomputeandstoragein1U.TheHPProLiantDL360pGen8comeswithindustry-leading2-socketperformance,efficiency,capacity,andreliabilityinaspacesaving1Usize.Itoffersenterprise-classdesignforperformanceworkloadswithversatileandfuturerequirements.Itisidealforperformance-drivencomputeandstorageinadenserackpackage.Itisaspace-conscioustwo-processorperformanceserverwithindustry-leadingfeaturesets.TheHPProLiantDL360pGen8wasbuilttoprotectyourinvestmentandextenditslifewithreliability,accessibility,andserviceabilityfeaturesdesignedwithinit.

HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8—Essentialfeaturesinanoptimizeddesign.HPProLiantDL360eGen8,adual-socket1Urackserver,deliversmaximumpriceperformance,enterprise-classmanagement,andscalablecapabilitiestomeettheneedsofgeneralworkloadstodayandtomorrow.ItisidealforSMBsandvalue-focusedenterprisecustomersrequiringessentialfeaturesinanoptimizeddesign.

Feature HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2400,4/6/8cores,PCIe3.0/2.0

Memory 12DDR3,upto1600MHz(384GBmaximum)

Storage HPDynamicSmartArrayB120i/B320icontroller, 8SFF/4LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking HPEthernet1Gb4-port366iAdapter

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

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Feature HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2600,2/4/6/8cores,PCIe3.0

Memory 24DDR3,upto1600MHz(768GBmaximum)

Storage HPSmartArrayP420icontroller, 25SFF/12LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking FlexibleLOMforrackservers—choiceof4x1GbEor2x10GbE

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8—Computeandstorage,idealforessentialdatacenterneeds.TheHPProLiantDL380eGen8offersunprecedentedconfigurationflexibilitytosuitawiderangeofinfrastructuresizesandcompute.Withenterprise-classuptime,enhancedstorageperformance,serviceability,andmanagementcapabilities,thisdual-socket,2Urackserverisaperfectmatchforthoselookingforgreatvalueandessentialfeatureswiththeflexibilitytoboostconfigurationsinthefuture.

HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8—THEno-compromisedatacenterstandard.TheHPProLiantDL380pGen8offersincreasedperformancewithgreaterprocessorcorecount,memory,andinternalstoragecapacities.Withserviceability,expandability,andflexibilityin2U,thenextgenerationofembeddedSmartArraytechnology(P420i)comesstandard.HPdesignersenhancedserviceabilitywithimprovedPCIerisersolutions,HPSmartSocketguides,andeasier-to-serviceelegantcabling.TheserveralsoutilizesFlexibleLOMnetworksolutions.Allofwhichofferstheperfectsolutionforgrowingsmallbusinesses,aswellas,

demandingdatacenters.

Feature HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2400,4/6/8cores,PCIe3.0/2.0

Memory 12DDR3,upto1600MHz(384GBmaximum)

Storage HPDynamicSmartArrayB120i/B320icontroller, 25SFF/12LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking HPEthernet1Gb4-port366iAdapter

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

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Feature HP ProLiant DL560 Gen8

Compute Upto4Intel®Xeon®E5-4600,4/6/8cores,PCIe3.0

Memory 48DDR3,upto1600MHz(1.5TBmaximum)

Storage HPSmartArrayP420icontroller,5SFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking FlexibleLOMforrackservers—choiceof4x1GbEor2x10GbE

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant DL560 Gen8—Concentratedcomputewithoutcompromise.TheHPProLiantDL560Gen8redefinesdensity-optimizedfour-socketrackservertechnologywithoutcompromisingonperformance,scalability,andexpandability.TheDL560Gen8isidealforvirtualization,serverconsolidation,database,businessprocessing,andgeneral4Pdata-intensiveapplicationswhereoptimizationofdatacenterspaceandprice/performanceisparamount.

HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8—Performanceandflexibilitythatmeanbusinessforyourbusiness.TheHPProLiantDL385pGen8Serverseriessetstheprice/performanceleadershipstandardforthis-generationofAMDrackservers.Withdesigned-inqualityandserviceability,performanceandenhancedconfigurationflexibility,thiscustomer-inspireddesignofferstheperfectsolutionforvirtualization,database,anddynamiccomputingworkloads.

Feature HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8

Compute Upto2AMDOpteron™6200series,4/8/12/16cores,PCIeGen2

Memory 24DDR3,upto1600MHz(768GBmaximum)

Storage HPSmartArrayP420icontroller, 25SFF/12LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking FlexibleLOMforrackservers—choiceof4x1GbEor2x10GbE

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

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A closer look at the HP ProLiant Gen8 ML Server familyHPProLiantML(ModularLine)ServerTowerSeries.HPProLiant MLServersareexpandabletower(tower/rackoption)serversthatoffermaximumin-chassisflexibilityandall-inclusiveserver/storagesolutionsforsmall,remote/branchoffices,orSMBsthatrequire aserverthatcanprovidemaximumperformanceforcurrentrequirementsandexpansionforfuturegrowth.

ProLiantGen8highlightsoverpreviousgeneration:

• NewandenhancedmanageabilitywithHPiLOManagementEngine,nowstandardonallGen8Servers

• Twotimesmorecachecapacitywith2GBflash-backedwritecache(FBWC)optionsforindefinitedataretention

• ReduceunnecessaryfanpowerwithHP3DSeaofSensors

• ImprovememoryreliabilityandperformancewithHPSmartMemory

• Preventaccidentaldatalosswithuser-friendlyHPSmartDrives

Feature HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8

Compute 1Intel®Xeon®E3-1200v2,2/4cores,PCIe3.0/2.0

Memory 4DDR3,upto1600MHz(32GBmaximum)

Storage HPDynamicSmartArrayB120icontroller, 8SFF/4LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking HPEthernet1Gb2-port330iAdapter

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8—Essentialavailabilityandexpansionina1Ptower.HPProLiantML310eGen8,asingle-socket4Utowerserver,deliversessentialavailabilityandexpansionneededtoaccommodatechangingbusinessneeds.Itisidealforremotesitesandcorporatebranchofficesrunningfile/print,webmessaging,andsmallverticalapplicationsordatabases.

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Feature HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2400,4/6/8cores,PCIe3.0/2.0

Memory 12DDR3,upto1600MHz(192GBmaximum)

Storage HPDynamicSmartArrayB120icontroller, 24SFF/18LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking HPEthernet1Gb2-port361iAdapter

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8—Best-in-classperformancewithmaximumexpandabilityandavailability.TheML350pGen8offersincreasedperformanceandcapacitieswithprocessors,memory,andstorage;idealforremotebranchofficesoflargeenterprises,growingbusinessesanddatacenters.ItalsoutilizestheHPSmartStoragefamilyofcontrollersanddrivesandoffersnext-generation,cloud-enabledInsightManagement.

HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8—Essentialperformancewithroomtogrow.HPProLiantML350eGen8,adual-sockettowerserver,deliversessentialperformancewithroomtogrow,whilerequiringlowupfrontinvestment.Itisidealforgrowingbusinessesrunningfile/print,webmessaging,andsmallverticalapplicationsordatabases.

Feature HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2600,2/4/6/8cores,PCIe3.0

Memory 24DDR3,upto1600MHz(768GBmaximum)

Storage HPSmartArrayP420icontroller, 24SFF/18LFFmaximum-HDD/SSD

Networking HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i Adapter

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

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Feature HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2600,2/4/6/8cores,PCIe3.0

Memory 16DDR3,upto1600MHz(256GBmaximum)

Accelerators Upto3NVIDIATeslaGPGPUs

Storage HPSmartArrayB320icontroller 4hot-plugSFFHDD,optional4SFFNHPHDD

Networking 2x1GbE,andoptionalFlexibleLOM,includingsupportfor56Gb/sFDRInfiniBand

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

HP ProLiant SL230s Gen8—maximumCPUcomputeandI/OperformancefordenseHPCenvironments.TheHPProLiantSL230sGen8Serverwaspurposelydevelopedtotargetthehyperscalecomputingmarket,includingserviceproviderandhigh-performancesegments.Theseenterprisesdependonmaximumperformance,higherdensity,increasedpowerefficiency,andversatileconfigurations.

HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8—balancedCPU/GPUforextremeHPCapplications.Designedforthehigh-performancecomputingmarketsegment.Itshalf-width,2UformfactoranditsinnateabilitytointegrateuptothreeGPUsmakethisanidealsolutionforthemostchallengingcomputationalworkloadsinHPC.Additionally,withspecificGPUs,theHPProLiantSL250scanbeusedforclientvirtualization,centralizingbothcomputationandvisualizationintothedatacenter.UptofourSL250scanbeloadedintotheHPProLiantSL6500serieschassismakingitaverydenseGPU-basedsolution.

Feature HP ProLiant SL230s Gen8

Compute Upto2Intel®Xeon®E5-2600,2/4/6/8cores

Memory 16DDR3,upto1600MHz(256GBmaximum)

Accelerators Upto1PCIeI/OAccelerator

Storage HPSmartArrayB320icontroller—2LFFNHPLFFHDDor4NHPSFFHDD,optional2SFFhot-plugHDD

Networking 2x1GbE,andOptionalFlexibleLOM,includingsupportfor56Gb/sFDRInfiniBand

Management HPiLOManagementEngine

A closer look at the HP ProLiant Gen8 SL Server family

HPProLiantSLServersarepurpose-builtforthemostdemandinghyperscaleenvironments.Idealforweb/hosting/cloudserviceprovidersandotherhigh-performancecomputingenvironments,theSLfamilyofserversenablesrapiddeployment,greateragility,andloweroperationalcost.

Find out moreFormoreinformationaboutHPProLiantGen8products,pleasevisit hp.com/go/proliantgen8.

HPProLiantGen8ModelTransitionGuide: h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA4-0119ENW.pdf

HPProLiantFamilyGuide: h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-0132ENW.pdf

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